Fragrant gel polymer with solvents

ABSTRACT

The fragrant gel polymer system is a process where a complete fragrance formulation remains whole and is then blended with either a polymer or a cross-linking agent. The non-fragrance carrying polymer is then liquefied and made homogenous with a solvent, including esters. The solvents modify viscosity and ease the mixing of the non-fragrance carrying polymer with the fragrance carrying polymer. The method also provides surfactants and wetting agents for further integration and mixing of the fragrance oils with either the polymer or the cross-linking agent during the steps of the process. Mixing of the fragrance carrying polymer and the non-fragrance polymer results in a gel that sets in less time and with less syneresis than existing processes.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This continuation-in-part patent application claims priority to thenon-provisional patent application having Ser. No. 13/135,376, having afiling date of Jul. 1, 2011, which claims priority to the provisionalpatent application having Ser. No. 61/399,223, having a filing date ofJul. 8, 2010.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This fragrant gel polymer system with solvents relates to themanufacture of fragrant gels and more specifically to a process ofmixing two fragrance components with two polymers. A unique aspect ofthe system is a reduction in syneresis and in testing requirements forreactivity between components of the system towards becoming a gel.

A variety of gel products are on the market, used mostly for toys,novelties, gifts, window clings, and decorative ornaments. Consumers areparticularly attracted by the gel products due to their features ofsoftness, color, and introduction of a scent or fragrance. Thesefeatures, desired by consumers, are related to the nature of the gelproduct, which may contain mineral oil among other things. As mineraloil remains liquid at room temperatures, it may separate from the gelproduct when the gel product contracts slightly during syneresis.Additionally, the careful selection of the composition of gel productshas improved related the dispersion between a scent, or fragrance, andthe surface of the gel products for introduction into the atmosphere.

A fragrant gel product results from the cross-linking between afunctionalized polymer and a cross-linking agent both generally liquidin the presence of a single or a multiple part fragrance base. Thepolymer crosslinks in the presence of the fragrance to form a gel whichencloses the perfume, or fragrance. The gel can form in a recess in asubstrate as an air freshener device, as a block, and the like.

While mixing the fragrance, polymer, and cross-linking agent, forms apractical homogeneous mixture, such a mixture poorly controls the flowof the cross-linking agent in a small volume. For a better gel product,equalizing the flow rates of the different premixes into the finalmixing step has had more positive results. Accordingly, the fragranceacquires a formulation by conventional methods and then a portion of thefragrance mixes with the polymer and the remainder of the fragrancemixes with the cross-linking agent. The two mixtures can then be mixedtogether to form a mixture that gels. As the fragrance remains separatedwithin the two mixtures, the mixture containing the cross-linking agenthas a greater volume than the volume of the cross-linking agent alone,and therefore a greater flow rate, more easily controlled.

Though this mixture method works well when the production line starts,the gel produced by the mixture method worsens after the production linehas run for a time. The gelling time of the mixture, i.e. the timerequired for a non-flowing gel to form into a shape, tends to rise overtime. This longer forming time causes problems into the manufacturingshift, especially at the end of a shift, on an operating machine. Forexample, if the gelling time of the mixture increases and exceeds thetime that the containers, containing the fragrance elements, occupy theproduction line, the gel may have partially solidified and may retainsome liquid when the containers, or forms, are removed from theproduction line. This liquid can spill from the forms, or containers,leading to waste of ingredients, disruption of the production line forcleaning, and release of spilled ingredients into the local seweragesystem.

Fragrances usually contain components which react with either, or both,of the functionalized polymer and the cross-linking agent. The prior artprocesses have the functionalized polymer and cross-linking agent eachmixing with different parts of the fragrance, before the polymer and thecross-linking agent are mixed. Thus the functionalized polymer andcross-linking agents mix with separate fragrance components, not thesame fragrance composition. Instead, the gel product has a finalfragrance composition arranged, and different components of thecomposition are then mixed with the functionalized polymer and with thecross-linking agent. By separating the fragrance components, the issueof incomplete gel formation decreases to a practical extent or evencompletely ceases.

While the precise ingredients of any particular fragrance often remaintrade secrets kept by the fragrance oil purveyor and remain unknown tothe manufacturer of a fragrant product, the typical classes ofingredients, and particularly common ingredients, include volatilecompounds such as esters, alcohols, aldehydes and ketones. As before,the functionalized polymers and cross-linking agents react with certainfragrance ingredients but not others, not entirely known by the productmanufacturer. The reaction rate may be relatively slow and that does notappear early in a manufacturing shift but, after the fragranceingredients have been mixed with the functionalized polymer andcross-linking agent for some time, a few hours in many cases, some ofthe fragrance components will have reacted as a pre-reaction. Alas,these pre-reactions may undesirably affect the fragrance, varying itsfragrance over a production run. Furthermore, the pre-reactions consumesome of the functionalized polymer and cross-linking agent, thusreducing the concentration of reactive sites of the functionalizedpolymer and the cross-linking agent later in the production run. Thepre-reactions have an often increased setting time using prior artmethods and processes.

The functional polymer has one or more functional groups while thecross-linking agent has one or more complimentary functional groups. Themixture of these two provides, in the presence of a fragrance base, areaction product that encloses the fragrance base in a gel product whichthen emanates the fragrance to the atmosphere to freshen the air.Suitable functional groups include carboxylic acid, anhydride or acidchloride groups, amines, and alcohols. The functional polymer forms byadding a functional group to any polymer capable of functionalization,or the polymer itself inherently contains functional groups. Thefunctional groups can be pendent on the main chain perhaps withintervening spacer groups or in the main chain. Preferred polymers forfunctionalization include polyolefins, particularly those derived frommono-olefins or di-olefins containing, at least one vinyl group.

The cross-linking agent generally dissolves in the fragrance base.Suitable cross-linking agents include dihydroxy polybutadiene,alkoxylated primary amines, alkylpropyldiamines having an ethoxylated orpropoxylated fatty aliphatic chain, diethanolamine, diethylenetriamine,polyoxyalkylenediamines and alkoxylated primary fatty amines. Thecross-linking agent may have one or more diamines or triamines,polyoxyalkylene amines, polyethoxy diamines and triamines, polypropoxydiamines and triamines.

Within the prior art, the fragrance is a mixture of volatile liquidingredients of natural or synthetic origin. Lists and descriptions ofthe ingredients for a fragrance appear in perfumery books, for examplein S. Arctander, Perfume and Flavour Chemicals, Montclair, N.J., USA,1969 and the like. The art of formulating a fragrance begins withdevising a base and at least a note having the desired fragrance, acommon task carried out by a fragrance manufacturer.

Generally, the cross-linking agent reacts with some of the fragrancecomponents, while the functionalized polymer does not appreciably reactduring a typical production shift. The prior art separates thecomponents of a fragrance into those components of the fragrance whichreact, or are likely to react, with the cross-linking agent and thosecomponents which do not react, or are unlikely to react. Individualfragrance components which do not react with either the functionalizedpolymer or the cross-linking agent may be mixed with either polymer orcross-linking agent at the discretion of the fragrance manufacturer.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Two main gel process patents guide the formulation and manufacture ofgels. The first is U.S. Pat. No. 6,846,491 to Richards, which describesa clear polymeric gel of cross-linked polymers. For instance, thepolymers include Lithene®, from Struktol Co. of America, Stow, Ohio,distributor for Synthomer® of the United Kingdom for Phase 1 andJeffamine®, by Huntsman® Corp. of Salt Lake City, Utah for Phase 2. Thefragrance begins as fragrant oil formulations of both organic andinorganic aroma chemicals along with other ingredients used to preparefragrances. The fragrant oil formulations are blended with both Lithene®and Jeffamine® generally and with a surfactant such as Steol® by Stepan®Co. of Chicago, Ill. The fragrance oils pre-mix readily in Phases 1 and2 thus making each phase homogeneous and fostering ready combination andmixture of Phases 1 and 2. The Richards method entraps the active aromachemicals and produces a solid gel in less than 45 minutes. The Richardsmethod also avoids the heat dependent formulations or those created atroom temperature as known in the art. The heat dependent formulationsrun the risk of altering, modifying, or destroying the fragrance oilswhen the volatile organic compounds within the fragrance oils evaporateor break down.

Additionally, the polymers used by Richards have some high reactivityand react early with colorants and pigments during gel manufacturing.The polymers tend to lessen the ability of gels to remain color fast andin time, the gels lose their color. The polymers also react witharomatic chemicals in fragrance oil formulations thus partiallydepleting the aromatic chemicals before mixing with other fragrancecomponents. The depleted aromatic chemicals lead to imperfect crosslinking of Lithene® and Jeffamine® polymers where the fragrance oilslater precipitate from the gel, as in syneresis, or the gel becomesunstable, liquefies, and fails. Formulating fragrances for the Richardsmethod has challenged manufacturers who have faced limits upon usage offragrance components when creating various cosmetic products. In a fewcase, manufacturers have been thwarted in combining certain fragranceswith gels.

The second gel process patent, U.S. Pat. No. 7,132,461 to O'Leary etal., applies a method of manufacturing fragrance oils making a fragrantgel in two parts. The O'Leary method splits the fragrance oils into twoparts, the polymer reactive and the crosslinking agent reactive, such asLithene® and Jeffamine® respectively. In splitting the oils, eachelement of a fragrance formulation requires testing for reactivity tovarious polymers for segregation into polymer and crosslinking agentreactive components. Generally, the polymer reactive parts are blendedwith crosslinking agent as Phase 1 while the crosslinking agent reactiveparts are blended with polymer as phase 2. To form the completefragrance, the two phases are blended and provide more effective crosslinking of polymers because the reactive sites of each polymer have notalready reacted with the fragrance components known to favor thatpolymer. In blending the two phases, the fragrance components assembleand make the whole fragrance as desired by the consumer. The O'Learymethod reduces syneresis and shrinkage of the gel product whileimproving the stability of the finished gel product. The presentinvention overcomes the limitations of the prior art. That is, in theart of the present invention, a fragrant gel polymer system, combines afragrance formulation, a cross linking agent, and a polymer in a certainsequence. The present invention blends the fragrance formulation witheither a polymer or a cross linking agent. The cross linking agent orpolymer not mixed with the fragrance formulation is then mixed with asolvent, such as a member of the ester class. Then the dissolved crosslinking agent or polymer is blended with the fragrance carrying polymeror cross linking agent to form a gel of desired fragrance orconsistency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The preferred embodiment of the fragrant gel polymer system withsolvents is a method where an entire fragrance formulation remains wholeand is then blended with a polymer or a crosslinking agent, such asLithene® and Jeffamine® respectively, but not both. The method of thepresent invention reduces the premature reaction of the polymer and thecross linking agent. The non-fragrance carrying polymer, oralternatively crosslinking agent, is then liquefied and made homogenouswith a solvent. The solvents modify viscosity and ease the mixing of thenon-fragrance carrying polymer with the fragrance carrying polymer.Alternatively, the method also provides surfactants and wetting agentsfor further integration and mixing of the fragrance oils with either thepolymer, such as Lithene® or the crosslinking agent such as Jeffamine®.However, the invention is not limited to Lithene® and Jeffamine® usage.

Numerous objects, features and advantages of the present invention willbe readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon a readingof the following detailed description of the presently preferred, butnonetheless illustrative, embodiment of the present invention when takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Before explaining thecurrent embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited in its application to the details ofconstruction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in thefollowing description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention iscapable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out invarious ways. Also, the phraseology and terminology employed herein arefor the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

Therefore the object of the present invention is to provide a fragrantgel polymer system that reduces the formulation and testing requirementsof constituent fragrances with polymers.

Another object of the fragrant gel polymer system is to allow fortesting the constituent fragrances with any of the polymers.

Another object of the fragrant gel polymer system is to strengthen thecolor fastness and performance of a gel.

Another object of the fragrant gel polymer system is to produce a gelbeing nearly transparent.

Another object of the fragrant gel polymer system is to reducesyneresis, gel instability, and product failure.

Another object of the fragrant gel polymer system is to reduce researchand development efforts and costs commonly associated with two partpolymer and two part split fragrance processes and formulations.

Another object of the present invention is to provide such a gel productthat may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed at lesscost than existing samplers.

These together with other objects of the invention, along with thevarious features of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointedout with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part ofthis disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, itsoperating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses,reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptivematter in which there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of theinvention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In referring to the drawings,

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the components and processes of thepreferred embodiment of the fragrant gel polymer system practiced inaccordance with the principles of the present invention.

The same reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout thevarious figures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The present art overcomes the prior art limitations by assembling afragrance formulation from its components then mixing the fragrance withonly one of two classes of polymer, dissolving the other class ofpolymer with a solvent, and then mixing the polymer carrying thefragrance with the dissolved polymer resulting in a gel product withminimal syneresis and a shortened setting time. Though the components ofthe invention are few in number, the sequence of mixing forms the key tothe present invention. Turning to FIG. 1, a block diagram shows thefragrant gel polymer system from initial components to the resultingproduct.

The present invention 1 begins with the components of a fragranceformulation selected by a fragrance house or manufacturer. A fragrancemay have as many components as determined by the designers and chemistsof the fragrance house. The present invention then mixes the componentsto form the fragrance F, generally in a liquid state, as at 4.

The fragrance is then mixed with either a polymer, as at A, or a crosslinking agent, as at B, with the mixing step shown as at 5. The polymerderives from butadiene, isoprene or chioroprene. Preferably the polymer,as at A, is maleinized polybutadiene of at least 5000 molecular weight.Alternatively, the polymer includes maleinized polyisoprene of at least200,000 molecular weight. These polymers are readily available fromcommercial chemical sources. A preferred polymer is Lithene® bySynthomer®, typically Lithene® N4-9000 10MA, which is a maleinizedpolybutadiene of a 9000 molecular weight before maleinization. The othercomponent, a cross-linking agent comes from the amine family ofpolymers, including polypropoxy diamines, polypropoxy triamines andpolyethoxydiamines. A preferred cross linking agent, as at B, isJeffamine® by Huntsman® Corp., such as the Jeffamine® D-400, which ispolyetheramine. In a liquid state, the fragrance is then blended witheither a polymer or a cross linking agent. The fragrance carryingpolymer then proceeds for further manufacturing as at 9.

Segregated from the fragrance carrying polymer, the polymer or crosslinking agent not used in the preceding mixing step, as at 6, is nextblended as at 8 with a solvent 7. Blended with the solvent, thenon-fragrance carrying polymer becomes a homogeneous liquid. Preferablythe solvent is benzyl benzoate. Alternatively, the solvent includesdi-propylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, alcohol, mineral oil, and thelike. Alternatively, the solvent includes substitutes for benzylbenzoate having similar function, particularly esters. Such estersinclude di-ethyl phthalate, diisoheptyl phthalate a/k/a Jayflex 77® fromExxonMobil of Houston, Tex., triethyl citrate, 2-tert-butylcyclohexylacetate a/k/a Argumex a/k/a green acetate from Symrise GmbH ofTeterboro, N.J. and Holzminden, Germany, diethyl malonate, ethylbenzoate, benzyl butyrate, and methyl benzoate. Di-ethyl phthalate is aplasticizer of low risk to humans with a boiling point of approximately563° F. Diisoheptyl phthalate a/k/a Jayflex 77® from ExxonMobil ofHouston, Tex. is another plasticizer with a flash point of 113° C.Triethyl citrate serves as a plasticizer that also stabilizes foams andit has a boiling point of 235° C. Green acetate, 2-tert-butylcyclohexylacetate a/k/a Argumex dissolves in alcohol and paraffin oil but notwater and it has a boiling point of 221° C. Diethyl malonate alsoplasticizes perfume formulations while it has a boiling point of 199° C.Ethyl benzoate, a plasticizer, is nearly insoluble in water but blendswith others solvents to provide a component for fruit like perfume.Ethyl benzoate has its boiling point of approximately 211° C. Benzylbutyrate does not dissolve in water but does dissolve in alcohol andselect oils for use as a plasticizer and while it have a boiling pointof approximately 238° C. And, methyl benzoate also does not dissolve inwater but blends with organic solvents as a plasticizer to provide afruit like smell to perfumes. Methyl benzoate has its boiling point ofapproximately 199° C. The solvents solely modify the viscosity of thenon-fragrance carrying polymer and prepare it for mixing with thefragrance carrying polymer, 5, to form a gel.

Alternatively, either the polymer or the cross linking agent undergofurther preparation for mixing with surfactants and wetting agents W, asat 11. The surfactants and wetting agents provide for integration of thepolymer and the cross linking agent with less energy and time requiredand for complete mixing of the fragrance within the polymer and thecross linking agent once combined together. The preferred surfactant isSteol® from Stepan® Co. also known as ammonium laureth sulfate. Thesurfactants and wetting agents can be introduction either to thefragrance carrying polymer or the non-fragrance carrying polymer.

With the fragrance carrying polymer prepared as at 9 and thenon-carrying fragrance polymer ready as at 10, the liquid fragrancecarrying polymer is blended with the liquid non-fragrance carryingpolymer in a mold to a desired shape, often an air freshener orfragrance sample, thus the present invention forms a gel product 1.

Examples of the various formulations for the Fragrant Gel Polymer withSolvents for this application may be defined as follows:

EXAMPLE 1

A process for preparing a fragrant gel comprising the steps of:

blending a liquid mixture A including a fragrance oil and one of apolymer or a cross linking agent;

wherein said polymer is derived from one of maleinized butadiene,isoprene or chloroprene;

wherein said cross linking agent is derived from one of amine orpolyetheramine;

blending a liquid mixture B including the polymer or the cross linkingagent omitted from mixture A and a solvent, said mixture B beinghomogeneous and without any of said fragrance oil;

wherein said solvent is an ester, said solvent modifying the viscosityof mixture B, and functions as a plastifier to provide a fruit likesmell to the fragrance oil of mixture A when combined, said esterincluding one of di-isoheptyl phthalate, 2-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate,diethyl malonate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl butyrate, methyl benzoate, andbenzyl benzoate;

adding a wetting agent to either mixture A or mixture B;

blending said mixture A with mixture B; and,

forming a gel carrying the fragrance following said blending of mixtureA with mixture B with reduced syneresis and shortened setting time;

wherein said process reduces premature reaction of said polymer and saidcross-linking agent; and

wherein said process produces a fragrance carrying gel that remainstogether as a whole.

EXAMPLE 2

A process for preparing a fragrant gel comprising the steps of:

blending a liquid mixture A including a fragrance oil and one of apolymer or a cross linking agent (at least 5% and at most 95% byweight);

wherein said polymer is derived from one of maleinized butadiene,isoprene or chloroprene (5%-50% weight by weight);

wherein said cross linking agent is derived from one of amine orpolyetheramine;

blending a liquid mixture B including the polymer or the cross linkingagent omitted from mixture A and a solvent (10%-90% W/W), said mixture Bbeing homogeneous and without any of said fragrance oil;

wherein said solvent is an ester, said solvent modifying the viscosityof mixture B, and functions as a plastifier to provide a fruit likesmell to the fragrance oil of mixture A when combined, said esterincluding one of di-soheptyl pthathalate 2-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetae,diethyl molonate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl butyrate, methyl benzoate, andbenzyl benzoate (range from 10%-90% W/W);

adding a wetting agent to either mixture A or mixture B;

blending said mixture A with mixture B; and,

forming a gel carrying the fragrance following said blending of mixtureA with mixture B with reduced syneresis and shortened setting time;

wherein said process reduces premature reaction of said polymer and saidcross-linking agent; and wherein said process produces a fragrancecarrying gel that remains together as a whole.

EXAMPLE 3

A process for preparing a fragrant gel comprising the steps of:

blending a liquid mixture A (10% to 90%) including a fragrance oil andone of a polymer or a cross linking agent;

wherein said polymer is derived from one of maleinized butadiene,isoprene or chloroprene;

wherein said cross linking agent is derived from one of amine orpolyetheramine;

blending a liquid mixture B (90% to 10%) including the polymer or thecross linking agent omitted from mixture A and a solvent, said mixture Bbeing homogeneous and without any of said fragrance oil;

wherein said solvent is an ester, said solvent modifying the viscosityof mixture B, and functions as a plastifier to provide a fruit likesmell to the fragrance oil of mixture A when combined, said esterincluding one of di-isoheptyl phthalate, 2-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate,diethyl malonate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl butyrate, methyl benzoate, andbenzyl benzoate;

adding a wetting agent to either mixture A or mixture B;

blending said mixture A with mixture B; and,

forming a gel carrying the fragrance following said blending of mixtureA with mixture B with reduced syneresis and shortened setting time;

wherein said process reduces premature reaction of said polymer and saidcross-linking agent; and

wherein said process produces a fragrance carrying gel that remainstogether as a whole.

EXAMPLE 4

A process for preparing a fragrant gel comprising the steps of:

blending a liquid mixture A (10% to 90%) including a fragrance oil andone of a polymer or a cross linking agent;

wherein said polymer is derived from one of maleinized butadiene,isoprene or chloroprene;

wherein said cross linking agent is derived from one of amine orpolyetheramine;

blending a liquid mixture B (90% to 10%) including the polymer or thecross linking agent omitted from mixture A and a solvent, said mixture Bbeing homogeneous and without any of said fragrance oil;

wherein said solvent is an ester, said solvent modifying the viscosityof mixture B, and functions as a plastifier to provide a fruit likesmell to the fragrance oil of mixture A when combined, said esterincluding one of di-isoheptyl phthalate, 2-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate,diethyl malonate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl butyrate, methyl benzoate, andbenzyl benzoate;

adding a wetting agent to either mixture A or mixture B;

blending said mixture A with mixture B; and,

forming a gel carrying the fragrance following said blending of mixtureA with mixture B with reduced syneresis and shortened setting time;

wherein said process reduces premature reaction of said polymer and saidcross-linking agent; and

wherein said process produces a fragrance carrying gel that remainstogether as a whole.

The process of claim 3 and including an antioxidant to the said gel,said antioxidant being included at 0.5-2% by weight of the combinedmixtures.

The process for preparing a fragrant gel of claim 4 wherein saidantioxidants include at least one of 2, 6-Di-tert-butyl-4(4, 6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino) phenol and 2-hydroxy-4 noctyloxybenzophenone had improved or extended color stability longerthan without.

The forming gel is initially in a homogeneous liquid phase, as crosslinkinteracted with viscous polymer, the gel undergoes a transition phasewhich is semi liquid phase, simultaneously, the viscosity of semi liquidphase become viscous, the 10 Pa·s to 200 Pa·S. The gel transformed fromsemi liquid to semi solid phase where the gel texture is soft to touch,slightly tacky. Finally, the formed gel cured into a solid rubberytexture, dry to touch. The formed gel cured can be from 1 minute to 1day.

Various types of antioxidants added to the gel within a range of about0.5%-2% by weight, in order to improve the coloration of formula. Wenoticed that these two antioxidants2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4(4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino)phenoland 2-hydroxy-4 n octyloxybenzophenone had improved or extended colorstability longer than without.

From the aforementioned description, a fragrant gel polymer system hasbeen described. The system is uniquely capable of combining all of thefragrance components with either a polymer or a cross linking agent inliquid form and then mixing the fragrance carrying polymer with thenon-fragrance carrying polymer to make a gel product providing afragrance. The system may be manufactured from many materials, includingbut not limited to, Lithene®, Jeffamine®, polymers, ferrous andnon-ferrous metal foils and their alloys, and composites.

We claim:
 1. A process for preparing a fragrant gel comprising the stepsof: blending a liquid mixture A including a fragrance oil and one of apolymer or a cross linking agent; wherein said polymer is derived fromone of maleinized butadiene, isoprene or chloroprene; wherein said crosslinking agent is derived from one of amine or polyetheramine; blending aliquid mixture B including the polymer or the cross linking agentomitted from mixture A and a solvent, said mixture B being homogeneousand without any of said fragrance oil; wherein said solvent is an ester,said solvent modifying the viscosity of mixture B, and functions as aplastifier to provide a fruit like smell to the fragrance oil of mixtureA when combined, said ester including one of di-isoheptyl phthalate,2-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate, diethyl malonate, ethyl benzoate, benzylbutyrate, methyl benzoate, and benzyl benzoate; adding a wetting agentto either mixture A or mixture B; blending said mixture A with mixtureB; and, forming a gel carrying the fragrance following said blending ofmixture A with mixture B with reduced syneresis and shortened settingtime; wherein said process reduces premature reaction of said polymerand said cross-linking agent; and wherein said process produces afragrance carrying gel that remains together as a whole.
 2. A processfor preparing a fragrant gel comprising the steps of: blending a liquidmixture A including a fragrance oil and one of a polymer or a crosslinking agent (at least 5% and at most 95% by weight); wherein saidpolymer is derived from one of maleinized butadiene, isoprene orchloroprene (5%-50% weight by weight); wherein said cross linking agentis derived from one of amine or polyetheramine; blending a liquidmixture B including the polymer or the cross linking agent omitted frommixture A and a solvent (10%-90% W/W), said mixture B being homogeneous;wherein said solvent is an ester, said solvent modifying the viscosityof mixture B, and functions as a plastifier to provide a fruit likesmell to the fragrance oil of mixture A when combined, said esterincluding one of di-soheptyl pthathalate 2-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetae,diethyl molonate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl butyrate, methyl benzoate, andbenzyl benzoate (range from 10%-90% W/W); adding a wetting agent toeither mixture A or mixture B, said wetting agent being included betweenabout 1%-50% by weight of said mixture; blending said mixture A withmixture B; and, forming a gel carrying the fragrance following saidblending of mixture A with mixture B with reduced syneresis andshortened setting time; wherein said process reduces premature reactionof said polymer and said cross-linking agent; and wherein said processproduces a fragrance carrying gel that remains together as a whole.
 3. Aprocess for preparing a fragrant gel comprising the steps of: blending aliquid mixture A (10% to 90%) including a fragrance oil and one of apolymer or a cross linking agent; wherein said polymer is derived fromone of maleinized butadiene, isoprene or chloroprene; wherein said crosslinking agent is derived from one of amine or polyetheramine; blending aliquid mixture B (90% to 10%) including the polymer or the cross linkingagent omitted from mixture A and a solvent, said mixture B beinghomogeneous and without any of said fragrance oil; wherein said solventis an ester, said solvent modifying the viscosity of mixture B, andfunctions as a plastifier to provide a fruit like smell to the fragranceoil of mixture A when combined, said ester including one of di-isoheptylphthalate, 2-tert-butylcyclohexyl acetate, diethyl malonate, ethylbenzoate, benzyl butyrate, methyl benzoate, and benzyl benzoate; addinga wetting agent to either mixture A or mixture B; blending said mixtureA with mixture B; and, forming a gel carrying the fragrance followingsaid blending of mixture A with mixture B with reduced syneresis andshortened setting time; wherein said process reduces premature reactionof said polymer and said cross-linking agent; and wherein said processproduces a fragrance carrying gel that remains together as a whole. 4.The process of claim 3 and including an antioxidant to the said gel,said antioxidant being included at 0.5-2% by weight of the combinedmixtures.
 5. The process for preparing a fragrant gel of claim 4 whereinsaid antioxidants include at least one of2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4(4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino)phenoland 2-hydroxy-4 n octyloxybenzophenone had improved or extended colorstability longer than without.
 6. The process of claim 2 and includingadding fragrance oil into said mixture B.
 7. The process of claim 2wherein said wetting agent is an alcohol.
 8. The process of claim 4wherein said antioxidant may be one of2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4(4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino)phenoland 2-hydroxy-4 n octyloxybenzophenone.